India’s 69th Independence Day celebrated in the Edison, United Sates

India’s 69th Independence Day was celebrated in New Hersey and there was a gathering of nearly 38,000 people that included a number of Indian celebrities. The program was held in the US town of Edison.
It was the 11th Annual Official New Jersey India Day Parade and there were more than 20 floats, dozens of walking groups and marching bands that performed in the nearly two-kilometer parade. The parade began fom Edison and concluded in India Square near Woodbridge town.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 16 August 2015.

Indian celebrities including talk show host Richa Anirudh, Bollywood actresses Avani Modi, Prachee Shah, Madalsa Sherma, Sameksha Singh and Sujata Mehta attended the parade.
Over 100 New Jersey-based organizations participated in the event that featured a 110 member marching band and several dance groups as well. Leading the political delegation were Edison Mayor Tom Lankey and Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac. Incidentally, Indian Americans have a large presence in the region and account for 12.93 percent of New Jersey's Middlesex County, where Edison town is located.
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